Evelyn Mercer Social Work Legacy Scholarship

Honoring a Legacy

The Evelyn Mercer Social Work Legacy Scholarship is founded to honor the vision, service, and dedication of Evelyn Mercer, MSW, LCSW who served as a SBU faculty member for 23 years. Under Evelyn’s leadership, countless students learned about social work, and many became professional social workers as a result of her influence.

Fund Vision

Evelyn’s vision for social work education at SBU led to the development of a social work minor, and it was that same vision that led to SBU developing a Bachelor of Social Work program. SBU accepted its first cohort of social work majors during the Fall of 2011. Service in Evelyn’s view, social work is about servant leadership and ministering to those who are the most vulnerable in society. She modeled compassion for others, a servant’s heart, and a dedication to excellence throughout her tenure at SBU.